Histology
Clinical
behaviour
Tumour markers
Sensitivity to
AFP
ß
HCG
Chemo
RT (Gy)
Germinoma
malignant
-
(+)
+++
24
Embryonal CA
Yolk sac tumour
Choriocarc.
malignant
malignant
malignant
-
+++
-
-
-
+++
+++
+++
+++
45
45
45
Teratoma
benign
(potentially
malignant)
-
-
-/?
>54/?
Histological subtypes / tumour markers / sensivity to
treatment
Non - germinomatous GCT